Editorial For the Senate: Harold Ford Jr.
2006-10-23
Source: Memphis Commercial Appeal
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rss feedIt isn't easy to articulate the point of a political campaign more succinctly than Rep. Harold Ford Jr. has in his quest for Tennessee's soon-to-be-vacant seat in the United States Senate.
Voters who are pleased with the course that President Bush and a compliant Congress have followed domestically and on the international front should feel comfortable with the Republican nominee, former Chattanooga mayor Bob Corker.
Voters who prefer a change in direction, who believe that America can do better, should cast their ballots Nov. 7 for the five-term Democratic congressman from Memphis. For this reason and others, The Commercial Appeal strongly recommends REP. HAROLD FORD JR. for the U.S. Senate.
Ford has made serious work of preparing himself to represent citizens throughout Tennessee and to challenge the Bush administration, which has accumulated a mountain of debt for future generations to retire and failed to make discernible progress in more than three years of fighting a war that was justified on misleading information about the perceived threat posed by Saddam Hussein's Iraq.
Ford has the potential to become a leader in the Senate, if Tennessee voters will look beyond the superficial aspects of this year's race to replace outgoing Sen. Bill Frist and base their decision on substantive issues.
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